Many new listings claim to “magazine quality” but few actually are. Here is one that definitely fits that description. The Hershberger Residence (i.e., celebrity hairstylist Sally Hershberger), was originally built by William Stephenson in 1960 and fully renovated in 2004 – 2005 by Swift Lee Office Architects. Interior design by Carole Katleman.

Located on a rare promontory lot with sweeping city to ocean views in the Trousdale Estates section of Beverly Hills, this super private home features original tactile block walls, terrazzo floors that lead out to the sybaritic shaped pool which is echoed in the scimitar shaped roof-line.

The Linder Residence was built in 1938 by Edward B. Rust, A.I.A. Rust is best known for the Nationally Registered Los Altos Apartments on Wilshire Boulevard and the historic Windsor Apartment Hotel in Koreatown. The deco-style residence has long been associated with the glamor of Hollywood’s “Golden Era”.

Shortly after the residence was completed, it was sold to actor Anderson Lawler (shown above in the home). According to the listing, Lawler’s friend Marlene Dietrich helped furnish the home, and later Lawler apparently rented it to Orson Welles who lived there with Rita Hayworth. Subsequent owners included opera singer Rise Stevens, actor Lex Barker and director Ralph Levy. Since 1955,s the property has been owned by writer/director Paul Harrison and his family.

The 3,151 square foot home features deco details, including the entry staircase and tiles, the round kitchen window, original fixtures and fireplaces, built-in vanities, hardwood floors and more.

This brand-new listing in Studio City was built by architect Ralph Bowerman, A.I.A, in 1950.

It was Rock Hudson’s home from 1951 to 1955 and was featured in Architectural Digest’s Hollywood at Home. (The above photo is Bill Anderson’s portrait of Rock Hudson, 1954.)

Nestled in the hills above Coldwater Canyon, this peaceful and private mid-century modern residence has been thoughtfully restored and updated. It features stunning wraparound walls of glass, treetop views from every room and a dipping pool.

The historic Samuel-Novarro house was built in 1928 by Lloyd Wright for Ramon Novarro’s close friend and business manager, Louis Samuel. The residence changed hands when Novarro (best known for his role in Ben-Hur) discovered Samuel had been embezzling from him and using some of the money to pay his mortgage on the Lloyd Wright home. Novarro took over ownership of the art deco/Mayanesque estate to avoid pressing charges and bringing unwanted attention to his personal life.

The majestic 4-level, 3-bedroom home is built into the side of a hill in the exclusive Oaks neighborhood in Los Feliz. It has been meticulously restored and features sleek concrete floors, dramatic windows, countless architectural details, beautiful outdoor spaces, an enclosed pool and terrace with a jasmine covered walkway.

Remember Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi’s estate in Beverly Hills, listed for $49 million? Yeah, I can’t forget either. And as is the trend when mega-mansions are looking for a buyer, they did a spread for the November issue of Architectural Digest!

“We never had a house when I was growing up,” Ellen explains in the interview. “We always rented. But my father would dream, and we used to look at houses all the time. I’d pick out which bedroom would be mine and get all excited. The first thing I did when I made money was buy a house,” she says, “And then–”

“Another one,” Portia says. “And another one and another one and another one…”

Lots more photos of their palatial estate, after the break, if you’re into drooling over celebrity homes!

Um, yeah. That’s not a typo. What property could possibly be worth $49M? An ultra-private, modern 3 acre compound owned by Ellen Degeneres and wife Portia de Rossi! The estate features an approximate 9,200 square foot main house, two guest houses (with an additional 15,000 square feet), plus another separate 3 bedroom house! (So many houses!) That’s a total of 9 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a fitness facility, underground parking garage, 8 fireplaces, lavishly landscaped grounds with a pond, grassy yard, infinity pool, spa, and a state-of-the-art security system–all on its own street in Beverly Hills.

Degeneres and de Rossi spent years amassing and customizing this property. According to The Real Estalker, the couple purchased the main house in the fall of 2007 for nearly $29M from Will & Grace co-creator Max Mutchnick. Just a few months later, they bought the property next door for $8.5M, which was razed and replaced with a garden. The following June, the couple spent $5M for an adjacent ‘fixer’. A month later, they purchased the hillside home behind the main house for another $5.5M.

Check out more photos after the break, including a shot of Joan Collins in the living room.

This uniquely crafted home in the desirable Larchmont Village neighborhood is ideal for lovers of Old Hollywood history–or lovers of cedar! The 1,896 square foot home is constructed primarily of cedar both inside and out. It was originally designed by and built for Adriana Caselotti and her husband in 1976. Adriana is best known for her role as the voice of Snow White in the 1937 Walt Disney classic, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

The residence’s architectural features include a cross-gable roof, clerestory windows, soaring 18′ vaulted ceilings, flared eaves, exposed rafter tails, and an outdoor space reminiscent of a Japanese Tea Garden Pavilion.

Walt Disney and his wife Lillian built this 4 bedroom, 5 bath home in 1932 and lived here until 1950. The historic Los Feliz residence is sited on a lovely double lot–over one acre in total.

A gated, private driveway leads to the stunning 6,388 square foot French Normandy home. The double-story living room features vaulted beamed ceilings, original stained leaded glass and a Juliet balcony.

The Raymond Burr Estate, built in 1923, sits on just under 2 ½ acres of private park-like grounds above Hollywood Boulevard.

The Mediterranean estate is a unique listing to say the least! It’s definitely over the top and filled with a lot of … stuff. The 3-level home has 7,486 square feet of living space; a detached 1,211 square foot recording studio/office; and over 1,412 square feet of warehouse space. There is also a pool, great views, and extensive grounds.

Vidal Sassoon revolutionized hairstyling in the 1960s. His easy-to-maintain, precision cut bobs and geometric shapes modernized women’s hair. Sassoon is credited with inventing the five-point haircut to complement the bone structure of model and Vogue creative director, Grace Coddington. He gave Mia Farrow her famous pixie cut for the 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby, and his most famous cut at the time was the asymmetrical bob or the Nancy Kwan, which he cut for the actress’s role in the 1963 comedy The Wild Affair. “My whole work, beginning in the late 1950s, came from the Bauhaus,” Sassoon explains in April’s Architectural Digest. “It was all about studying the bone structure of the face, to bring out the character. Architects have always been my heroes,” he adds.

With his love of architecture, it makes sense that in 2004 for $6 million, Sassoon and wife Ronnie purchased the iconic Singleton House designed by Richard Neutra. The home was originally commissioned in 1959 by industrialist Henry Singleton for its spectacular Bel Air location atop Mulholland Drive with views of the Pacific, downtown, the desert, and San Gabriel Mountains.

When the couple purchased the Singleton House, it was in disrepair. Just two weeks after closing, part of the roof collapsed, and a few months later a huge chunk of the property slid into the neighbor’s yard. Due to dry rot and modern code requirements, the Sassoons did extensive rebuilding of the home. They worked with contractor Scott Werker of GW Associates of L.A. to replace the damaged ceilings, pour new terrazzo floors, and remove a number of walls to create larger, brighter interior spaces. They also added a master bedroom suite, which Ronnie designed with Werker and building planner Tim Campbell. Ronnie, however, is unapologetic about any changes they made. “Unless the house is a museum, or you only spend a few weeks a year there, you just can’t live this way today. And given how valuable the land is, the house would have been torn down,” she says. (Which is exactly what is potentially happening with Richard Neutra’s 1955 Kronish House in Beverly Hills.)

After the remodel was complete, the couple turned to close friend and decorator Martyn Lawrence-Bullard for advice on the interiors. The kitchen features a Saarinen Tulip table and chairs by Knoll and built-in cabinets by Neutra; the hanging cabinet and stool are by Jean Prouvé.

Left out of the Architectural Digest article, is mention of the fact that the Sassoons have been trying to sell the Singleton House on and off since 2007. (Although, what better advertisement for the home?) They listed the 5+ acre, 4 bedroom, 5 bath residence for $20M in 2007. It was on the market for 471 days and then taken off until February of 2009, when it was re-listed with an asking price of $14.995M. It’s now back off the market.